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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AL'WAY or AL'WAYS, adv. [all and way]
1. Perpetually; throughout all time; as, God is always the same.
2. Continually; without variation.
I do alway those things which please him. John 8. Matthew 28.
3. Continually or constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals.
Mephibosheth shall eat bread alway at my table. 1 Samuel 9.
4. At all convenient times; regularly.
Cornelius prayed to God alway. Acts 10. Luke 18. Ephesians 6.
Alway is now seldom used. The application of this compound to time proceeds from the primary sense of way, which is a going or passing; hence, continuation.
A.M. stand for Artium Magister, master of arts, the second degree given by universities and colleges; called in some countries, doctor of philosophy. In America, this degree is conferred without examination, on bachelors of three years standing.
A.M. stand also for Anno Mundi, in the year of the world.
AM, the first person of the verb to be, in the indicative mode, present tense.
I am that I am. Exodus 3.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: always, ever, e'er] [ant: ne'er, never]
2: without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" [syn: constantly, invariably, always]
3: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" [syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly]
4: at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"
5: forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

Merriam Webster's

adverb Etymology: Middle English alwayes, from alwey Date: 14th century 1. at all times ; invariably 2. forever, perpetually 3. at any rate ; in any event <as a last resort one can always work>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 at all times; on all occasions (they are always late). 2 whatever the circumstances (I can always sleep on the floor). 3 repeatedly; often (they are always complaining). Etymology: ME, prob. distrib. genit. f. ALL + WAY + -'S(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Always Al"ways, adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. --Milton. 2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally. He always rides a black galloway. --Bulwer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aye Aye, Ay Ay, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a], [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L. aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va course. ?,?. Cf. Age, v., Either, a., Or, conj.] Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. --Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred. Whenever I get into a relationship, I always fall madly in love... She's always late for everything... We've always done it this way... Always lock your garage. ? never ADV: ADV before v 2. If something is always the case, was always the case, or will always be the case, it is, was, or will be the case all the time, continuously. We will always remember his generous hospitality... He was always cheerful. ? never ADV: ADV before v, ADV group 3. If you say that something is always happening, especially something which annoys you, you mean that it happens repeatedly. She was always moving things around. = forever ADV: ADV before v-cont 4. You use always in expressions such as can always or could always when you are making suggestions or suggesting an alternative approach or method. If you can't find any decent apples, you can always try growing them yourself... ADV: can/could ADV inf 5. You can say that someone always was, for example, awkward or lucky to indicate that you are not surprised about what they are doing or have just done. She's going to be fine. She always was pretty strong... ADV: ADV before v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. Ever, evermore, perpetually, continually, eternally, unceasingly, everlastingly, for ever, for aye, at all times, to the end of time, through all ages. See aye.

Moby Thesaurus

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